Famous people · Pierceville
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pierceville
Victor Ortiz, born in Garden City, 11 mi away, is the closest. Famous people are on record for 330 of the towns in Kansas. No famous person on record lists Pierceville as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Kansas is Lawrence’s, with 48 names.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Victor Ortiz
Best known
Victor Ortiz
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pierceville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pierceville
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Katherine Dunn
1945–2016American novelist, journalist, poet
Ray Watson
1898–1974American middle-distance and steeplechase runner
Philip Isely
1915–2012Founder of WCPA & co-Founder of Natural Grocers
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pierceville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Victor Ortiz: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Romer: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Reed: matt_bruensteiner from San Jose, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Schnellbacher: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Plymell: Billy R. Roberts, Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Trimpa: Scrotty123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons